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For the Sixers, the perils of the ping pong balls

As this dismal Sixers’ campaign crawls to a close and anticipation grows for the team’s real season to begin with the NBA Draft Lottery on May 17, here are a few things to worry about having left the franchise’s salvation to the whims of ping pong balls.

HAVING THE MOST USUALLY IS NOT GOOD:

To those fans clamoring for the team to set the record for most losses ever and assure the Sixers get the 25 percent chance at winning the lottery, be careful what you wish for.

Since the NBA shifted to the current weighted lottery system before the 1990-91 season, only four teams with the worst overall record have actually won the lottery.